Patents by Inventor David R. Howarter

David R. Howarter has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Communication system and method for linking data terminals and their host computers through a satellite or other wide area network
    Patent number: 5280625
    Abstract: A satellite wide area communications network (10) includes a remote transmitter/receiver (28A) that is coupled through a modem unit (30A) to multiple card readers (12A-1 to 12A-n). A master transmitter/receiver (26) is satellite linked to the remote transmitter/receiver and is coupled through a central packet network (16) to multiple host computers (18-1 to 18-j). A network host computer address is determined for each transaction card inserted in the card readers, and the network address is processed to establish a direct link to the host computer for the card through the modem unit, the satellite link (22A, 20, 24), and the central packet network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 1992
    Date of Patent: January 18, 1994
    Assignee: Hughes Aircraft Company
    Inventors: David R. Howarter, Dennis Conti, Dennis Mager, Nurit Yehushua